Can manufacture



R. L. DRAKE Dec. 22, 1925- CAN MANUFACTURE Filed April 13, 1923 Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROLLIN L. DRAKE,

]? PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, ASSIGNOB TO THE TEXAS COMPANY, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF TEXAS.

CAN MANUFACTURE.

Application filed April 13,

.To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, ROLLIN L. DRAKE, a citizen of the United-States of America, and a resident of Port Arthur, county of J eflerson, and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Manufacture,- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly and generally to the manufacture of structures from sheet metal and the like and has special reference to methods of attaching or joining together sheet'metal parts so as to form unitary structures.

The invention has a special field of usefulness in the construction of spouts and outlet or dispensing structures for liquid containers and has in view the provision of simple and eflicient means of attaching a spout to a container.. V

' The invention has particular reference to certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated $5 in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a can or container constructed in accordance with the invention and constituting an embodiment thereof. 4

Figure 2 is a partial elevation partly in .section.

In the example of the invention thus illustrated designates the body of a can or container which may be made of sheet metal 33 or of any other suitable material and which is equipped with a top 11 preferably formed of tin or other suitablemetal. The top is formed'with a neck 12 provided interiorly with a flange or shoulder 13 which constitutes a seat for a spout or projecting member 14. The baseo'f the spout 14 isformed with an extension or flange 15 adapted to rest upon the shoulder 13 and the outer end. 16 of the neck is turned down or spun over i this extended base. A packing ring-17 constructed of any suitable packing material is preferably positioned between the shoulder l3and base 10."

In the preferred method of manufacturing'the can structure illustrated a peripheral bead is formed in the neck 12 and the bead is subsequently flattened on a die to form a Hammer seat of the type illustrated.)

' In practice can bodies provided with a shoulder 13 in the neck thereof are shipped 1923. Serial No. 631,781.

- from the factory to the place where they are to be filled. After filling, the packing ring 17 and spout 14 are placed in position and .the edge 16 of the neck rolled or spun over the base 15; If desired, however, the container may be shipped with the spout structure attached and an opening provided,

.for example, at the bottom of the can over which a disc or other closure may be soldered or otherwise secured after 'filling.

In the specific example of the invention illustrated the spout 14 is shown as bein of an elongated character and of tapere form. It is provided with a through opening 18 and the outer end-is threaded to receive a screw cap 19. A suitable gasket or washer 20 may be provided.

While my invention is applicable to cans and containers generally, regardless of size or shape, it is particularly adapted for the provision of small oil cans and similar containers which it is desired to equip with pouring or dispensing spouts adapted to be readily and efiiciently attached thereto and of such nature that fluid seals may readily be formed so as to prevent the escape of fluids from the container.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the spout structure illustrated and described in detail herein may be modified in variousi details within the spirit and scope of my invention and I desire that only such limitations be imposed as are indicated in the appended claims.

What I claim is: r

- 1. Acontainer having a neck, a flange in the interior of said neck, and a spout havin an extended base seated on said flange an over which base the upper end of the neck is turned.

2. A container having a neck, a peripheral flange formed in the interior of said neck, a snout having an extended base seated on said flange and over which base the upper end of the neck isturned and packing material interposed between saidflange and base.

3. A container having a sheet metal top formed with a neck, a flattened head in the interior of said neck, and a spout having an extended base seated on the flattened bead and over which base the outer end of the neck is turned,

In witness whereofI have hereunto set my hand this 26 day of March, 1923.

' ROLLIN L. DRAKE. 

